Re: HttpURLConnection with IPv6 link-local address

2013-10-25 Thread Bruno Harbulot
Yes, the use-case I had in mind is indeed for automatic configuration, to be able to communicate with a machine connected via ethernet without necessarily knowing its current IP configuration (and without requiring a DHCP server which it may or may not be configured to use). Unlike link-local IPv4

Re: HttpURLConnection with IPv6 link-local address

2013-10-25 Thread Bernd Eckenfels
Am 25.10.2013, 16:44 Uhr, schrieb Chris Hegarty : Wow, I've been working in this area for more than a decade, and this is the first bug I've seen on the HttpURLConnection when using URL's with literal IPv6 addresses. I guess the interface identifier is just so inherently system specific th

Re: HttpURLConnection with IPv6 link-local address

2013-10-25 Thread Chris Hegarty
Hi Bruno, Wow, I've been working in this area for more than a decade, and this is the first bug I've seen on the HttpURLConnection when using URL's with literal IPv6 addresses. That said, I think your points are valid. I created the following bug to track this issue: https://bugs.openjdk.